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I watched the game last night and to be honest Mantha wasn't near as dominant as he was in the first few games I watched. He still had a few chances but not a great game overall for him. It's just taking him a little while to adjust like it does almost every player making the jump from junior to pro. Pulkkinen is by far the most ready top 6 forward down there right now and he should get the call before Mantha for sure. He has been playing unbelievable hockey down there for over a year now and seems to be getting better every single game. Athanasiou is also playing great right now, the kid spews confidence, and the things he can do out there really make you take notice. I've heard Bob Kaser say numerous times, the same thing Ken and Mick say about Datsyuk, "he is worth the price of admission every night". He has Helm type speed, with much much better hands. I'm as high on Andreas as any prospect on our system.

Love it. Love the city of Detroit (f*** the haters), love our teams, and love that there is current recognition for something positive. The city will survive, the people will keep on keepin' on, and we'll still be more boss than anyone else, because Detroit does, indeed, hustle harder. *Lil Jon voice* TURN DOWN FOR WHAT

DETROIT --- Hockeytown, Motor City, The D, Motown. The city of Detroit goes by many names and now, after being voted by USA Today readers, can call itself America's Best Sports City. That title came as no surprise to Red Wings forward Daniel Cleary. "Where I've played there's no comparison, quite frankly," he said. "Looking throughout the country, there's a lot of cool, great sports towns. You know Boston is a great sports town, so is Chicago. ... Detroit is just an awesome sports town. Sports a lot of times are uplifting too, especially when they do well. In particular, the Red Wings have been pretty stable for a number of years, a lot of history here. The Tigers, a lot of history too and go back to the Pistons in the 80s and then the Lions, football is always going to be huge. I just think the fans are just diehards." Cleary spent the early years of his career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers and Phoenix Coyotes before landing in Detroit in 2005, a place that he still calls home today. "I just love the people of Detroit," he said. "It's a great place to live. I know we've had our struggles in the city of Detroit and things like that but the fans and how they treat the players and how passionate they are, you can't beat it. I'm glad we're No. 1." As one of 12 cities in the U.S. to claim a professional team in each of the four major sports, the Wings, Lions, Tigers and Pistons fan bases that come out in droves to support their teams. One of the newcomers to the Wings' locker room, center Stephen Weiss came from the Florida Panthers through free agency before the 2013-14 season. He said support from the fans has been overwhelming. "Not only at the games but in and around the community you'll have people come up to you and say things," Weiss said. "I had a note left on my car at the mall the other day from someone just saying, 'Hang in there' and that was pretty cool. My wife and I thought that was awesome. You know, even when we do autograph night we sign for two and a half, three hours straight. It's pretty cool." Weiss spent 11 seasons with the Panthers but said nothing he has ever experienced can compare to his short time spent here in Detroit. "Well it's the history, it's an Original Six," he said. "When you have that type of history, fans grow to love your team and your players and especially with this team. You have players that have been here for so long, you become attached to them. They grow the young guys and keep them for a long time, it's easy for fans to become attached to players. In Florida, it was not like that with players coming in and out and tough for fans to really latch on to guys, so those are some of the differences right off the bat." A history of success and tradition is not limited to the Wings' four Stanley Cups since 1997 and 23 consecutive playoff appearances, but also the Tigers' four straight American League Central Division championships from 2011-14, the Pistons' NBA title in 2004 followed up by a return trip to the NBA Finals in 2005, and the Lions' recent accomplishments, the title as America's No. 1 sports city is well deserved. "We did get Hockeytown for a reason," defenseman Kyle Quincey said. "Our fans are obviously one of the better American fans in the league. Definitely, this organization is top notch all the way around so in regards to that, I agree." Detroit was ranked at the top of USA Today's Top 10 sports cities, beating out Indianapolis, Dallas, Chicago, Green Bay, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and Oakland. The list was compiled from votes during a reader's choice contest.

At first I thought this thread was going to be about our defence being awesome, I was going to lose it lol

Montreal gets scored on with like 20 seconds left in regulation to get no points : )

Take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

My guess about drafting Lil Tuzzi at this point is that the wings probably got an early glance at him because Todd was on the team, and they liked what they saw. I'm betting it had nothing to do with the name on the jersey and everything to do with having the inside track on a good prospect.

Just scored a goal in a game they're showing on nhl network. They're really taking highly of this kid... Lol, and now he was just given a game misconduct and leaves the ice, he's definitely a tuzzi..

Slava, is that you?

No one here is over dramatic.Come on. Oh yeah. TANK IT!!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/red-wings-goalie-petr-mrazek-adorable-snowman-pads-004058882--nhl.htmlSnowflakes. Not polka dots. My baddd

Anytime the word "stroking" is used, it gets weird. Or sensual?

*light stroking of derrières* Did I just made it weird?

DON'T WORRY GUYS WE'LL START WINNING AS LONG AS THE PLAYERS JUST PLAY BETTER

That's the thing. Apparently, they think the fans are too dumb. I half expected Lowe to be there with his Cup rings in a shiny display case to prove he knows about winning. MacT said the team was visually better and that they've just been inconsistent. I'd say that 11 straight losses and finishing 25th-30th in the NHL for nearly a decade now is pretty consistent.

Glad to see we're at a point where it would be a bad thing if Weiss got hurt again.

I'd hope that McDavid would pull a Lindros and refuse to play for the Oilers.

Kindl would be one of their better defensemen. That's how bad it is.

You're in a big puddle of s*** DeGraa55 and you don't have the shoes for it. He doesn't want to trade Pulkkinen. Don't you think that is for our benefit? You knew how this would unfold. His mind is broken. You broke it. And now... What now? Suspend him? You've been pushing that agenda ever since you got here. He also called someone "faceman". Should we believe that, too?

Mantha with an assist and 3 shots tonight. Pulks with 3 helpers and Callahan with 2 goals.

Only two. Please.

Just want to say that I think the mods on here are pretty decent. Anyone with any common sense can see when a thread is jumping the shark. It’s like “ahhh s***, the mods are going to be all over this s***”. Like I said, obvious, common sense. Use your head and things will work out alright. Also, whof****** cares if your thread gets locked or your post gets deleted? Grow a pair. ESPECIALLY if you’re inventing stats like “Bad Pass Goals”. There are a billion ways to do business on LGWs. Pick another way. For the record, I have two warning points. So I could be just as annoyed as some, BUT, I deserved what I got. 100%.

Maybe you could make up some stats that keep track of why your content gets deleted. For example, PIO - Personally insulting others BAW - Bickering after warning ALD - Acting like dick TC% - Trolling content % Just off the top of my head...